UCL DEPARTMENT OF GREEK AND LATIN
The Iris Project and the Mayor of
London’s Love Latin Scheme
Classics Fairs
Classics Day
Classics Day, which has been successfully running
for over a decade, has been organised annually in
partnership by City Lit, The British Museum and the
Department of Greek and Latin at UCL: a stimulating
day of talks and discussions around themes related to
ancient Greece and Rome delivered by specialists in
their fields from all three participating institutions.
The event traditionally takes place in early March
each year in the beautiful BP Lecture Theatre at The
British Museum and attracts a mixed audience with
one thing in common: an interest in and a passion for
the classical world! Anyone with a love of the Classics
is welcome. No knowledge of Greek or Latin required!
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For future events, please see the City Lit webpage:
HOW TO FIND US AND CONTACT US
www.citylit.ac.uk.
The Iris Project (http://irisproject.org.uk) is a registered
educational charity working in several UK cities, which
aims to bring Classics to state school pupils who
otherwise would have no chance to experience the
ancient world. For almost a decade, it has organised
a Literacy Through Latin scheme to teach Latin to
primary school pupils; this core activity has since
been expanded through the Mayor of London’s
Love Latin Scheme, which organises school talks on
Classical subjects. The Department has a long history
of supporting Iris’ activities, both by sending student
volunteers to teach in schools, and by organising two
Classics Fairs each year, one designed to appeal to
secondary school students, and the other to primary
school pupils. To inquire about how your school can
participate in and benefit from Iris initiatives, please
see the Iris Project website, or write to:
lorna@irisproject.org.uk.
Map: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/maps
University College London's Bloomsbury campus is
located close to Euston station. We are well served
by public transport: the closest tube stations are
Euston Square, Euston, and Russell Square.
For general enquiries please contact
Administrative Officer, Department of Greek and Latin
Tel: 020 7679 7522
Email:
classicsoffice@ucl.ac.uk or classicsoutreach@ucl.ac.uk.
Fax: 020 7679 7475
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Postal address:
Department of Greek and Latin,
University College London,
Gower Street,
London WC1E 6BT
Location:
The department itself is located at:
Gordon House
29 Gordon Square
London WC1H 0PP
Experience the ancient world
at the UCL Department of
Greek and Latin!
If you have a garden and a library, you have
everything you need. Marcus Tullius Cicero
A letter from
Gesine Manuwald,
Head of Department
School talks
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Lecturers from the Department
work on all aspects of ancient
Greek and Roman literature, from
Homer’s poetry and Greek
drama to Latin oratory and
ancient philosophy. We are
happy to come and give talks at schools in the London
area or the southeast. If you are interested in organising
a school talk, please contact the Department at :
classicsoutreach@ucl.ac.uk.
The Department of Greek and Latin at UCL is one of
the best Classics departments in the UK. It offers study
programmes at the BA, MA and PhD level, produces
high-quality research and is keen to share its expertise
with the general public. The Department is a vibrant
community that covers all the main areas of ancient
Greek and Latin language and literature as well as
aspects such as philosophy, palaeography, linguistics
and the reception of the ancient world in the modern
period. We work closely with our colleagues in History
and Archaeology to provide a breadth of course choices
that is second to none. This breadth is also reflected in
the two flexible degree programmes offered, Classics
and Ancient World, which, beside some compulsory
introductory courses, offer students the chance to
sample a variety of aspects of the ancient world or to
focus on particular areas of interest. While for the BA
in Classics knowledge of ancient Greek and/or Latin
is required, the BA in Ancient World is open to anyone
with an enthusiasm in the ancient world, but no prior
academic study is necessary. For more information on
the Department visit: www.ucl.ac.uk/classics
To see what’s happening in UCL Classics, check out
our Facebook page!
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The Department is an official partner of the UCL
Academy and the East End Classics Centre at BSix
Sixth Form Academy in Hackney (Brooke House Sixth
Form Academy): www.bsix.ac.uk
We also participate in a wide range of Taster Days,
Junior Masterclasses and Summer Schools organised
by the UCL Outreach Office: for more information see:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/wideningparticipation/wp-home
Summer Schools
The Department of Greek and Latin currently runs two
summer schools on the ancient world.
The London Summer School in Classics (organised in
collaboration with King’s College London) is taught in
alternate years at UCL and KCL. The Summer School
(in July) offers a non-residential, eight-day intensive
course in Greek or Latin (separate sections on other
ancient languages are also offered from time to time).
Our tutors include some of the most experienced and
talented teachers of Classics in the London area and
beyond. If you are interested in learning Greek or Latin
from scratch, or in reviving your knowledge of the
languages, this Summer School is for you! For more
information, and details of how to apply, please write to
the Secretary, the London Summer School in Classics
at: classicssummerschool@ucl.ac.uk
or call: 020 7679 5576.
The Department organises two Open Days each year for
secondary school students in years 11-13 with talks by
UCL lecturers and other activities to highlight interesting
aspects of the ancient world. These are normally held
in the spring and early summer. There is no charge for
participation and lunch is provided.
For more information on these events, please see the
Departmental website
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/schools-and-colleges
To apply, write to: classicsoutreach@ucl.ac.uk or go to
http://www.london.ac.uk/tasters.
UCL Classical Play
The UCL Ancient World Summer School is a two-day
non-residential course (in July) designed particularly for
students in years 11 and 12 with an interest in the ancient
world who have never studied Classics or Classical
Civilisation before. It involves lectures and seminars by
UCL lecturers and researchers in a wide variety of fields
from Egyptology and Ancient Near Eastern Studies to
Greek archaeology and Roman literature, and includes
a field trip to the Petrie Museum, UCL’s magnificent
collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities. There is no
charge for participation. To apply or for more information,
please write to: classicsoutreach@ucl.ac.uk
Open Days
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In February each year, UCL students from a variety
of disciplines stage a Classical play (a tragedy or a
comedy in alternating years) at UCL’s Bloomsbury
Theatre. Recent productions include Aristophanes’
Frogs and Euripides’ Trojan Women. The performance
of the play is accompanied by an extensive programme
of free lectures and drama workshops, ‘Ancient Plays for
Modern Minds’, by noted experts on Classical drama and
the modern theatre, which are aimed mainly at students
in secondary school. We are keen to encourage school
groups to attend the performance and the talks (tickets
are available at a discounted rate).
For more information, please see the Department’s
webpage: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/classics/classical-play
the Department’s Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/uclgreeklatin or the
Classical Play blog: http://uclgreekplay.blogspot.co.uk/